Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1661 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: epidemic
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: エキ ヤク
Composition: 疒 殳
Radical: 疒
Meaning: sickness
疫病 （エキビョウ） epidemic, plague, pestilence
疫学 （エキガク） epidemiology, the study of epidemics
検疫 （ケンエキ） quarantine, medical inspection
防疫 （ボウエキ） communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.), prevention of epidemics
疫神 （エキジン） god who spreads infectious diseases, god of pestilence